your kingdom shall be returned to you, after you come to know that Heaven rules.” (Daniel 4:24-26)Īt the end of 12 months, as he was walking on the roof of the royal palace in Babylon, the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great that I have built by my vast power to be a royal residence and to display my majestic glory?” “ this is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king: They shall drive you from men, your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make you eat grass like oxen …., and seven times (seasons) shall pass over you, till you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He chooses….
Daniel told him that the following would happen to the king because of his pride: So he called in the prophet Daniel to interpret his dream. Nebuchadnezzar Became a Beast for 3 1/2 Yearsĭaniel chapter 4 states that Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had a dream that troubled him. Situated in the cradle of the human race, it had been built around the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:9)īabylon was brought to the zenith of its power and glory by King Nebuchadnezzar, who never wearied of building and beautifying its palaces and temples. Ten years later, Nebuchadnezzar returns and razes Solomon’s temple to the ground.īabylon was the most magnificent city of the ancient world. In the biblical book 2 Kings, Nebuchadnezzar and his army lay siege to Jerusalem, loot gold and other treasures from the temple, abduct the Judean king and his court, and carry off 10,000 officers, artisans and skilled workers into exile in Babylon. He extended the power of Babylon over most of the then-known world and beautified the city of Babylon almost beyond imagination. The Babylonian Empire was largely his achievement. Nebuchadnezzar (605–562 B.C.), the greatest of all Babylonian kings, was one of the mightiest monarchs of all time. Nebuchadnezzar – The Ancient Beast of Babylon Woe to those who are wise in their own opinionĪnd clever in their own sight.